Our identity

In France, HAROPA PORT comprises a Head Office and three Territorial Departments. Its local roots - working with local government, businesses based at the ports and customers - are of paramount importance, as is reflected in the basing of Territorial Department offices in Paris, Rouen and Le Havre.

Published on 16/06/2023 - Updated 18/03/2024

The head office

Based in Le Havre, the Head office has a management team.

Its mission: to harmonise along the entire Seine Axis the port’s strategy for Management, Development, Human Resources, Project Management, Financial Accounts, Ways & Means and Communication.

Paris Territorial Department

This office contributes to the development of final-kilometre delivery logistics and river transport for goods based on its network of ports comprising 6 multimodal platforms and 70 urban ports across the Paris area. It provides an opening to the sea for the Grand Paris project and helps position HAROPA PORT as the leading French river port and the leading European river port for passenger transport.

200 staff,
Managed land area: 1,300 hectares, of which 100 hectares are managed as natural areas,
70 port sites including 6 multimodal plateforms,
4 port agencies in Ile-de-France:
- Gennevilliers port agency, the Paris area’s leading port platform,
- Paris Seine port agency, covering 30 urban ports,
- Seine downstream port agency, including Limay-Porcheville,
- Seine upstream port agency, including Bonneuil-sur-Marne and Évry,
34 river ports of call including 22 on the Paris stretch of the river.

Batiment administratif HAROPA PORT - Paris, barge, tour eiffel, VNF - Enlarge image, modal window — ©HAROPA PORT / Laurent Guichardon

Rouen Territorial Department

This office bases its value-added on its ability to handle all types of port traffics, most notably industrial in nature, thanks to the expertise of its operating businesses and the diversity of its terminals based along the Seine from Honfleur up to the Rouen urban district. Specialising in both bulk and conventional freight, the port also helps position HAROPA PORT as the leading West European port for grain exports.

480 staff,
port land area: 38,000 hectares,
managed land area: 4,700 hectares, of which 65% is managed as natural areas,
13km dock length,
127km from Honfleur to Rouen,
6 port terminals,
2 sea cruise terminals (Honfleur and Rouen),
6 grain silos offering storage capacity.

Virtual tour of the port of Rouen

Le Havre Territorial Department

This office helps maintain HAROPA PORT’s position as France’s leading container port. Its facilities allow the world’s biggest ships to be processed. Its major development projects include the construction of an extra 700m of dock length in Port 2000, the creation of a channel known locally as the “cat flap” for direct port access for river barges, and the setting up of France’s biggest wind turbine production plant.

Vue aérienne du terminal de france GMP (générale de manutention portuaire) à port 2000 avec des conteneurs cma cgm - Enlarge image, modal window — ©HAROPA PORT / Samuel Salamagnon

1,200 staff,
Total port area: 77,700 hectares,
Managed land: 10,000 hectares, of which 25% are managed as natural areas,
35km dock length,
6 locks,
150km of roadways and 160km of rail lines,
6 port terminals, of which 4 are at Port 2000,

1 multimodal terminal,
1 ro-ro terminal,
1 sea cruise terminal,
1 river cruise terminal,
1 oil port: Le Havre Antifer,
8 logistics parks, of which 3 are at the Normandy Bridge (PLPN 1, 2 & 3).

HAROPA PORT’s international outreach

The European Union is a major ally in the transport sector, especially for ports. Aware of the development opportunities for cooperation and partnership, we ensure that we are represented at Brussels via a dedicated local office.
HAROPA PORT also has international representatives on four continents

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